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We're keeping up the momentum on AlternativeTo by continuing to release more updates and improvements to the site. Since our last major update, we’ve been receiving and listening to your feedback, so we have since made some improvements based on that feedback. Improvements to Lists One feature that was most in-demand from our users, and »

One of our goals at AlternativeTo is to create a platform that encourages engagement from our users. Ultimately, this is part of our overall mission of being the best crowdsourced and community-centric software recommendation service. This month we have made some major updates to our UI and have improved the overall look and feel of AlternativeTo. »

The year 2017 has come to an end and we are excited to start 2018 with you. Let’s look back and reflect on the exciting year that has passed, before we look forward to the year ahead. Lists - A Major Feature Added to AlternativeTo Perhaps the most exciting update we’ve released on the »

Last time we wrote an update on the blog we talked a lot about lists. We are still working on that feature and are trying to wrap our heads around it. Lists are so far only available for the crew, but we soon will let you guys create some lists as well! Helpful comments and reviews »

A month and a half ago we launched our new design and we are incredibly happy with the result. We have received a lot of positive feedback and everything went surprisingly smooth for such a big update. Since then we have spent most of our time fixing minor bugs, hunt down performance issues and improve the »

We have just released the first major redesign of AlternativeTo since we launched the site back in 2009. Feel free to call it AlternativeTo v2 if you want. Anyway, here’s what’s new: Responsive A few years ago we launched a separate mobile version of the site. This version didn’t have all the features »

With more and more of our documents, social interactions and other private information stored online, keeping our data safe is more important than ever. If you’re not already using a password manager then it is time to start, so read on. 1Password is one of the best password managers out there, and it has been »

For people who don’t rely only on streaming services for watching TV-series, movies and other types of media files, Plex is a great solution. It’s free (with some limitations) and very easy to use. Plex consists of both a media server and a media player, and all you have to do is to specify »

Whenever I’m walking, driving or bicycling somewhere alone I always listen to a podcast on my phone. It’s a great way to turn potentially boring time into the exact opposite. Instacast has been my podcast player of choice since it first came out, so it was sad to see it get discontinued a while »

There’s a huge battle going on right now between different services who wants us to pay them use their specific platform when listening to music. Most people see streaming as the only way into the future of music and our fellow Swedes at Spotify was one of the first to go this route. According to »